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Barbara Green, a youth adviser in the Violence-Free Zones (VFZ) initative at Custer High School in Milwaukee, helps mediate an argument between sophomores Cheandra Robinson (left), 16, and Ciara Davis, 17, on Friday, May 30, 2008. Miss Green, herself a former gang member with a violent past, said that she promised herself if she could ever get her life together that she would help others. "We're just trying to get these kids out of the streets and let them live a little longer," she said. The VFZ program just started at Custer last June, but students like Miss Davis say it has helped them stay out of trouble and stay in class. (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)

Photo by Barbara L. Salisbury